2014 eat local month guide
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Celebrate September with these festive and delectable events, family farms, cooking classes, chef contests, and farm-to-table restaurants – all part of the Eat Local First Campaign.TRANSCRIPT
For all the tasty details, visit www.EatLocalFirst.org 1
Farm Tour & SepTembereaT LocaL monTh Guide
Choose local businesses taking action for a healthy community.
CelebrateinSide:
Farm Tour map
passporT, win prizes!
eaT LocaL monTh caLendar
7th ANNUAL
SAtUrdAySeptember
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10 am To 5pm
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Thank-you, to our Farm Tour sponsors!
Eat LocaL MonTh
Taste! explore!
plan your route!
12 stops, 7 new this year!
Kids activities, adult-sized fun
2 For all the tasty details, visit www.EatLocalFirst.org
Happy Eat Local Month!
Eat LocaL MonTh PassPort
September is a special time in Northwest Washington. It’s the height of the harvest season and prime time to shine a light on all the good folks who grow, raise, create and lovingly prepare the delicious food we eat; and celebrate!
To us, local means food that is grown, raised or produced in Whatcom, Skagit, Island and San Juan Counties. When you buy local food at a grocery store, make the effort to head to the farmers market or choose a restaurant that buys local, you should feel good! You are eating in support of families, our community, and lots of hard work done behind the scenes to get our food from seed to plate. And doesn’t it make it that much more satisfying? So this month we want to say kudos to you!
Join us all September for Eat Local Month: full of lively events, culinary adventures, a passport to prizes (see below!) AND Whatcom County’s own Farm Tour, a chance to explore, meet your farmer, and taste the freshest flavors around.
Sara & Becca, Food & Farming team
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Locavore
$25 gift card from ciao Thyme
$25 gift card from Keenan’s at the pier
$25 gift card from community Food co-op
3 tubs of Bellewood acres Honey Roasted Peanut Butter
Four Grand prizes:
oMnivore
6 pack frozen pasties from Good to Go meat pies ($45.00 value)
2 T-shirts from pure Bliss desserts
$50 gift card from community Food co-op
3 tubs of Bellewood acres Honey Roasted Peanut Butter
herbavore
$20 to Goods nursery & produce
1 T-shirt & a Pickle from Bow hill Blueberries
1 Breadfarm T-shirt & a Free Loaf Card
beer-a-vore
1 T shirt from chuckanut Brewery
Growler Gift Pack from Kulshan Brewing co.
A Free Growler from wander Brewing
here’s how1. Pick up your Eat Local
Month passport at any of the participating restaurants, or the Farm Tour
GeT YoUr Passport STaMPeD
eaT LocaL, GeT sTamped, win prizes. iT’s a deLicious advenTure!
2. Get your passport stamped: • Order an Eat Local Month dish at a
participating restaurant • Attend a featured Eat Local Month event
(see calendar on back) • Buy $10 in local food at participating grocery stores
3. Get at least 8 stamps & mail your passport to us for a chance to win! Get 12 stamps and be entered in the raffle twice!
For all the tasty details, visit www.EatLocalFirst.org 3
GeT YoUr Passport STaMPeD
RestaurantsThese rockstar restaurants are serving up Eat Local Month specials all September long, that are 50% or more locally grown or produced.
bellingham:
250 Flora 250 Flora St, Bellingham
aslan brewing co. 1330 N Forest St, Bellingham
avenue bread 1313 Railroad Ave, 2301 James St, & 1135 11th St, Bellingham
boundary bay brewery 1107 Railroad Ave, Bellingham
ciao Thyme café 207 Unity St, Bellingham colophon café 1208 11th St, Bellingham
local month
eaT LocaL MonTh reSTaUranTS, GrocerS & MarkeTS!
chuckanut brewery & kitchen 601 W. Holly St, Bellingham
homeskillet 2308 Franklin St, Bellingham
keenan’s at the Pier 804 10th St, Bellingham (inside Chrysalis Inn)
Mallard ice cream & Duckling ice cream Stand 1323 Railroad Ave & 315 Westerly Rd - outside Cordata Co-op, Bellingham
old Town café 316 W. Holly St, Bellingham
Pizza’zza 1501 12th St & 2418 Alabama St, Bellingham
Pure bliss Desserts 1424 Cornwall Ave, Bellingham
The Table by bellingham Pasta company 100 N. Commercial St, Bellingham
Trapeze café & Deli 1530 Cornwall Ave, Bellingham (inside Bellingham Public Market)
mount baker hwy:
il caffe rifugio 5415 Mount Baker Highway, Deming
Mountain acres bakers Downtown Glacier
north Fork brewery 6186 Mt. Baker Highway, Deming
everson:
Good To Go Meat Pies 128 W. Main Street, Everson
Grocers & MarketsVisit these local grocers and markets to find locally grown and produced foods. Look for the Eat Local First logo.
bellingham Farmers Market Market Depot Square, Chestnut & Railroad St, Bellingham
community Food co-op 1220 N. Forest St. at Holly St & 315 Westerly at Cordata Pkwy, Bellingham
crossroads Grocery 7802 Silver Lake Rd, Maple Falls
Ferndale Public Market Centennial Riverwalk at 1st & Alder St, Ferndale
The Green barn 211 Birchbay-Lynden Rd, Lynden
haggen 5 Whatcom County Locations, Bellingham & Ferndale
Terra: organic & natural Foods 1530 Cornwall Ave, Bellingham
Each of these businesses participate in the Eat Local First Campaign – pledging to shift 10% more of their food purchases annually to food grown, raised or caught here in Northwest Washington.Connect with farmers and producers of great local food.
hunt & Gather ingredients for: Oysters with Shallot Mignonette, Gold Squash Bisque, Whiskey Apple Pork or Chicken, Shaved Root Vegetable Salad, and Blueberry Sabayon. Make your own meal orjoin us for an elaborate, all local Pop Up Dinner in Bow Hill Blueberry fields with private Organic Food Chef Ryan Ross. Find recipes and dinner tickets online: bowedisonfoodtrail.tumblr.com.
bow-edison Food trail trek | Sun. September 7 | 10-4, dinner at 6
4 For all the tasty details, visit www.EatLocalFirst.org
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|1 beLLiNghAm CoUNtry gArdeNS 2838 E Kelly Rd, Bellingham (360) 223-3724
[email protected] | bellinghamcountrygardens.com
Strawberries in September! Food doesn’t get any fresher than when you pick, gather or dig it yourselves. Family owned and operated, nestled close to Anderson Creek, growing no spray vegetables and strawberries, along with flowers and more. A farm to fork process, that guarantees health and nutrition for our customers. Come learn about how and when we grow and join us for a creative scavenger hunt around the farm!
2 everybody’S Store & gArdeN 5465 Potter Road, Deming (360) 592-2297
[email protected] | everybodys.com
Jeff & Amy Margolis have been growing food organically since 1970. Going “Back to the Earth” and living simply in a “House in the Country” were the conceptual precursors to the current drive for Sustainable Living. The Everybody’s Store homestead has a nine thousand square foot vegetable garden and two orchard sectors devoted to fruit trees and berry bushes, all of which are set in a park like atmosphere.
3 CLoUd moUNtAiN FArm CeNter 6906 Goodwin Rd, Everson (360) 966-5859
[email protected] | cloudmountainfarmcenter.org
Cloud Mountain Farm Center is located on twenty picturesque acres of orchards, vineyards and nursery fields at the foot of Sumas Mountain. We are known for our apples, cider, rare and hard to find fruits, vegetables, and pumpkins. Sample in-season fruit varieties, stroll the grounds on a self-guided farm tour and get ideas for your own garden. Say hi to the folks from WSU Master Gardeners program who will be out at the farm throughout the day too.
4 SAmSoN eStAteS WiNery 1861 Van Dyk Rd, Everson (360) 966-7787
[email protected] | samsonestates.com
At Samson Estates Winery our family’s farming tradition goes back many generations and we continue to build on that. We grow much of our own fruit on our 500-acre farm in the beautiful Nooksack River Valley. We have been producing award-winning, artisan wines since 2001, using our own high quality berries and only Washington State grown grapes. Sample wines in our rustic tasting room and take a guided tour of our production area. Guests can also stroll through our vineyard and learn about the life cycle of grapes and raspberries. Tasting room wines are available for purchase at discounted “tour-only” prices. Farm Tour sponsor Haggen’s Market Street Catering will be on site with a cheese tasting too!
5 heritAge LANe FArm 9333 Guide Meridian Rd, Lynden (360) 441-9903
[email protected] | heritagelanefarm.blogspot.com
Heritage Lane Farm specializes in rare breed animals. Come and see Navajo-Churro, Southdown and Oxford sheep, Large Black and Mulefoot pigs, geese, chickens, turkey’s, ducks and more. You can learn more about protecting these treasures from the past and what food was meant to be.
6 tripLe WreN FArm 1197 Wileys Lake Rd Ferndale (360) 296-5357
[email protected] | triplewrenfarms.com
Triple Wren Farms is a two year old family-run specialty cut flower farm operating in a cooperative farming environment. Come see a low-input, Salmon-Safe certified floral operation that has created biodiversity for a commercial apple orchard. Learn how beginning farmers without land can benefit from cooperating with an established farm. Farm bouquets, Sm’Apples Orchard late summer apples, Barbie’s Berries, farm tour, and flower-filled photo opportunities galore!
7 FerNdALe pUbLiC mArket The Riverwalk at 1st & Alder, Ferndale (360) 223-9857
[email protected] | ferndalepublicmarket.org
Friendly, inviting, and eclectic, the Ferndale Farmers Market is nestled around the Nooksack along the beautiful riverwalk, just off main street. Share in our seventh year of local produce, great handmade gifts, crafts, and Whatcom county grown berries. Enjoy Ferndale entertainment around the fountain while enticing your taste buds with made from scratch breads, pies, and pastries! Engage in a story or participate in one of our many special events scheduled throughout the season.
8 AppeL FArmS + the CheeSe Shop 6605 Northwest Road, Ferndale (360) 384-4996
[email protected] | thecheesefarm.net
Sweet dreams are made of cheese! The Appel family has been making cheese on their Ferndale farm for close to forty years. Come visit the farm store with a full-service cheese counter and café serving sandwiches, baked goods, ice cream, and espresso. Feel free to say hi to the cows, stroll around the pond and relax in the picnic area.
9 CASCAdiA mUShroomS 4771 Aldrich Rd, Bellingham (360) 714-8859
[email protected] | cascadiamushrooms.com
Come peek behind the scenes of Whatcom County’s first and only certified organic mushroom farm. Tour the growing rooms and learn about the cultivated mushroom’s lifecycle from culture to compost. In-depth tours will be held on the hour all day, and the mushroom house doors will be open to visitors. Learn about the basics of mycology, the roles of fungi in our environment, and how you can grow mushrooms at home! Fresh mushrooms and D.I.Y. growing kits will be for sale at special prices all day.
9 farms, 2 farmers market, 1 winery - choose your favorite stops or be ambitious and visit them all!
Whatcom County Farm tour guide
Sat. September 13, 10am-5pm
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with a minimum $25 donation, you will receive a Farm Tour vip bag, filled with coupons from each of the tour stops, a ‘where the Locals Go’ coupon Book and more. purchase your vip Farm Tour pass in advance online at www.eatlocalfirst.org or on the Farm Tour!
10 beLLeWood ACreS 6140 Guide Meridian, Lynden (360) 398-9187
[email protected] | bellewoodfarms.com
Located about six miles from Bellingham, BelleWood Acres is home to one of NW Washington’s largest apple orchards. You can pick your own apples and your own pumpkins from our pumpkin patch, and our farm market features fresh, locally grown produce. Tour through our new facility and gift shop, enjoy a sandwich, soup or our famous apple cider donuts at the market bistro, and sample our newest spirits at the distillery. The folks from Common Threads Farm and Whatcom Farm To School will also be there with fun kids activities!
11 iNSpirAtioN FArm 619 E. Laurel Rd, Bellingham 360-398-7061
[email protected] | inspirationfarm.com
Inspiration Farm is a beyond organic homestead farm practicing both biodynamic and permaculture methods. There is always a lot of experimentation happening in a diversity of fields including: appropriate technologies, crop and seed trials, and cottage industries of blown glass, textiles, culinary arts and tool making. Grab a self guided tour map and follow interpretive signs around the property highlighting unique features. Or arrive for a scheduled tour and demonstration on the hour on different aspects of the farm; passive water distribution, composting, spinning wool, cider pressing and more!
12 beLLiNghAm FArmerS mArket 1100 Railroad Ave, Bellingham (360) 647-2060
[email protected] | bellinghamfarmers.org
The nationally-recognized Bellingham Farmers Market is the perfect place to start your Farm Tour! Pick up a Farm Tour map, talk face-to-face with area farmers selling at the Market, and check out the produce, meats, cheeses and more being grown and produced right in Whatcom and Skagit Counties. You’ll be amazed at the variety! Stop by our Demo Days booth to learn new recipes for Soup Stocks and ask us questions about how to prepare those vegetables. Market open 10am-3pm
Free. Family Friendly. Self-guided. Need something quick to grab and go on the tour?Stop by:A. Good To Go Meat Pies
in Everson for a tasty pasty!
Eat!
driving & biking directions can be found at eatlocalfirst.org, or scan this with your smartphone
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6 For all the tasty details, visit www.EatLocalFirst.org
For all the tasty details, visit www.EatLocalFirst.org 7
eating Locally = eating with the SeasonsLocal crops available in summer time? LOTS of berries...starting with strawberries in June, blueberries in July, finishing with huckleberries & blackberries in August-September. Cherries, plumbs, peaches & other stone fruits are also at their peak in summer. Albacore, green beans, beets, broccoli, cauliflower, corn, cucumbers, fennel, lettuce, onions, tomatoes, zucchini & summer squash, spot prawns, side stripe shrimp, salmon - King & Sockeye, Pacific sardines and flowers galore!
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
Whatcom County Farm Tour, 10am-5pm
Good To Go Meat Pies Open house
Chuckanut Brewery Tour, 12pm
BBQ @ Ferndale Public Market 10-3pm
Sept 14Chuckanut Century/Post-Ride Celebra-tion, Boundary Bay Brewery, 7am-5pmBite of Bellingham, 12-4pm
Sept 16Café Favorites: Eat Local Class, Ciao Thyme, 6:30pm
Sept 17Brewers Cruise w/ Boundary Bay, 6:30-8pm
Sept 18Community Food Co-op Eat Local Dinner Theatre, 6-8:30pm
Sept 19Bellingham Oktoberfest, 6:30pm
Taste your
PlacE!
Sept 3at Local Month Launch Party & Reel Food Media Film Showing Pickford Film Center, 5pm. Eat snacks, pick up your passport and guide, mingle with friends.Brewers Cruise w/ Boundary Bay, 6:30-8pm
Sept 7Bow Edison Food Trail Trek, 10am-4pmBow Hill Blueberries Pop-Up Dinner, 6pm
Sept 1-30Reynola Pakusich Vegetable Quilts Art Showcase, Ciao Thyme
Sept 10Brewers Cruise w/ Boundary Bay, 6:30-8pm
Sept 20Trial Vineyards OpenHouse, Cloud Mountain Farm Center, 12pmWriters in the Limelight: “Eating Animals”, 12pmCommunity Shopping Day for Common Threads, Food Co-op
Sept 24Harvest of the Month, Bellingham Public SchoolsBrewers Cruise w/ Boundary Bay, 6:30-8pm
Sept 25 Eat Local Incognito Dinner, Ciao Thyme, 6pm
Sept 27 Co-op Farm Fund Hootenanny Benefit, 6-9:30pmMount Vernon Farmers Market Chef-Off, 11:30-1pm
Oct 1Taste Washington Day
10am to 5pm
Saturday Sept 13
Local = Food grown, raised or produced in Whatcom, Skagit, San Juan & Island Counties
SepTember 2014 caLendar oF evenTS Eat LocaL MonTh
Choose local businesses taking action for a healthy community.
Find all the tasty details at eatLocalFirst.org